Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 7AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
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0
0
0
0
!
0
0
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2
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNE
2.2
NNE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
6
NE
6.5
NE
7
NE
7.5
NE
7
NE
5.5
NNE
4
NNE
3
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)13131313131313141414141413131312121111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107717253409411750855862679578789149105841431817171184912003417205971248602380705483396339320293
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
E
45
E
55
E
55
E
35
NNE
50
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
1.52
1:46PM
1.46
2:37AM
1.52
2:41PM
1.46
3:32AM
1.54
3:38PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
0.44
7:50AM
0.50
7:55PM
0.46
8:43AM
0.50
8:52PM
0.46
9:34AM
0.47
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------26361614145------1
Temp. °C181818181921212020202020202021201919181818202019
Feels °C (?)181515141518181717161514131218131314141617181817
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